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Autore |
Mansell Robin |
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Imagining the Internet [[electronic resource] ] : communication, innovation, and governance / / Robin Mansell |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-57663-5 |
9786613889089 |
0-19-163498-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Internet - Social aspects |
Information society |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Fast Forwarding through the Information Society; Chapter 3: Social Imaginaries of the Information Society; Chapter 4: Communication, Complexity, and Paradox; Chapter 5: Communication Systems in Everyday Life; Chapter 6: Emergence and Communication Systems; Chapter 7: Political Firestorms in Communication Policy; Chapter 8: Conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an impressive survey of our collective and cumulative understanding of the evolution of digital communication systems and the Internet. Whilst the information societies of the twenty-first century will develop ever more sophisticated technologies, the Internet is now a familiar and pervasive part of the world in which we live, work, and communicate. As such it is important to take stock of some fundamental questions - whether, for example, it contributes to progress,social cohesion, democracy, and growth - and at the same time to review the rich and varied theories and perspective |
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